Here are the questions for the 2011 L2 Unfamiliar Texts paper - non-fiction: "I went into the woods ..." and poetry: "rachet and clank".
QUESTION ONE (non-fiction) Analyse how the writer characterises the country of Bulgaria, her childhood home. In your answer you should: • identify and give examples of techniques used in the text, and explain their effects (techniques might include personification, metaphor, and narrative style)• show understanding of the situation the writer is communicating• show understanding of the writer’s overall purpose
(you should aim for 1-2 pages)
QUESTION TWO (poetry)
Analyse how the poet uses poetic techniques in the text as a whole to express a response to human relationships. In your answer you should: • identify and give examples of techniques used in the text, and explain their effects (techniques might include humour, allusion, and metaphor)• show understanding of the ideas the poet is communicating• show understanding of the poet’s overall purpose
(you should aim for 1-2 pages)
Here is the Assessment (marking) schedule for the 'test' you did in class on Friday 1st August. This is what the marker is looking for in analysis of 'A Transit of Venus', 'Cracked' and 'The Daydreamer'.
FOR EXEMPLARS AT EX, MERIT, ACHIEVED AND NOT ACHIEVED, VISIT THIS PAGE.
http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/ncea/assessment/view-detailed.do?standardNumber=91100
REVISION - 28 OCTOBER 14
Here are the questions for the 2011 L2 Unfamiliar Texts paper - non-fiction: "I went into the woods ..." and poetry: "rachet and clank".QUESTION ONE (non-fiction)
Analyse how the writer characterises the country of Bulgaria, her childhood home.
In your answer you should:
• identify and give examples of techniques used in the text, and explain their effects (techniques might include personification, metaphor, and narrative style)• show understanding of the situation the writer is communicating• show understanding of the writer’s overall purpose
(you should aim for 1-2 pages)
QUESTION TWO (poetry)
Analyse how the poet uses poetic techniques in the text as a whole to express a response to human relationships.
In your answer you should:
• identify and give examples of techniques used in the text, and explain their effects (techniques might include humour, allusion, and metaphor)• show understanding of the ideas the poet is communicating• show understanding of the poet’s overall purpose
(you should aim for 1-2 pages)
Here is the Assessment (marking) schedule for the 'test' you did in class on Friday 1st August. This is what the marker is looking for in analysis of 'A Transit of Venus', 'Cracked' and 'The Daydreamer'.
http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/nqfdocs/ncea-resource/schedules/2013/91100-ass-2013.pdf
www.studyit.org is another great place to visit for step-by-step information about this standard.
http://www.studyit.org.nz/subjects/english/english2/3/